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astcell · 03-19-2006, 06:39 PM

I can wait for April...I do not know whether to go t-mobile or Cingular. Cingular has flat rate international data roaming, t-mobile charges my the kb. But I think I can tether with t-mobile, but don't know about the 8700.

freakyshiat · 03-19-2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by astcell

I can wait for April...I do not know whether to go t-mobile or Cingular. Cingular has flat rate international data roaming, t-mobile charges my the kb. But I think I can tether with t-mobile, but don't know about the 8700.

T Mobile has unlimited international GPRS for $20 additional per month. I dont think they charge by the kb, unless I am misunderstanding something.

joginder · 03-19-2006, 10:05 PM

international plan from T-mo is lot cheaper and it is flat. Cingular says it is flat rate but it may not be.. because their charges vary by country some time.

03-20-2006, 12:55 AM

lol.. looks like "hhhhmmmmmm brat" haha

cute avatar.. I should change mine :-D

DuckWingDuck · 03-20-2006, 01:09 AM

I have almost no complaints about TMO, I was down in Australia for six months roaming on Telstra, who have recirpocal hotspot agreements in place getting charged $20/month. Obviously, who knows what the mobile data charges would be like but the last time I was overseas, I do not believe I was billed per kb on my BB, don't remember the specifics though.

hf1khal · 03-20-2006, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by joginder

international plan from T-mo is lot cheaper and it is flat. Cingular says it is flat rate but it may not be.. because their charges vary by country some time.

BB international roaming rate for Cingular is $0.01 per KB. The varried charge is supposed to be for regular GPRS usage.

hfunkytown · 03-20-2006, 12:50 PM

I remember T-Mobile was offering blackberries way before any of the other carriers. It's weird that they are so late in offering the 8700. Cingular's 90 day exclusive was over a couple of months ago, and it seems T-Mobile is lagging in the selection of phones it used to offer.

I am a TMO customer, and nobody can beat their data plan rates. But they need to step it up on getting the latest phones to their customers. I hate that they are always two steps behind Cingular.

dkf747 · 03-20-2006, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Fireproof

Those that want special "current customer upgrade pricing" may have to wait another couple of months before that is available.

Why do they (me) have to wait a few months?

toddvicid · 03-20-2006, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dkf747

Why do they (me) have to wait a few months?

Because a device like this will be in limited supply, and they want to use them to entice new customers first. They've already got you subscribed, so they figure you can wait.

jibi · 03-20-2006, 02:05 PM

...pushed back to April 20.

Bratag · 03-20-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jibi

...pushed back to April 20.

Ahh crapola - any idea why? Also I meant to ask - will the T-Mobile 8700 take advantage of the T-Mobile Edge?

Skrilla™ · 03-20-2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jibi

...pushed back to April 20.

NO! The wait is unbearable :P

freakyshiat · 03-20-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bratag

Ahh crapola - any idea why? Also I meant to ask - will the T-Mobile 8700 take advantage of the T-Mobile Edge?

Yes. And unlocked 8700s use edge also on T mobile's network.

DuckWingDuck · 03-20-2006, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jibi

...pushed back to April 20.

DOH!!

Hyper7PCR · 03-20-2006, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jibi

...pushed back to April 20.

Where do you get inform?

astcell · 03-20-2006, 04:28 PM

I heard that being military could get me an unlocked phone from one of TMO or Cingular.

It would be great if I could get:
Fast Internet on the Blackberry;
Flate rate for Internet access anywhere in the world where offered;
Tethering capability worldwide for a flat rate.

Is there one such animal?

jibi · 03-20-2006, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hyper7PCR

Where do you get inform?

As mentioned before, we have a very, VERY large account with TMO and I spoke to our account rep today. Hope that justifies my replying with the date push.